The fiscal year in which the project was funded. Note: FY 2008 data are currently being added. FY 2006 and earlier data
is forthcoming. All projects and project data are not currently available for these years.

Cancer Type (Disease site)

Cancer types as defined by NCI-designated cancer organ sites, such as Breast or Liver; or related cancers,
such as Hodgkins Lymphoma, are reporting categories for NCI research projects.

Research Topic (Special Interest Category [SIC])

Special Interest Categories describe the major scientific disciplines that are of stated or growing
interest to the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, Congress, and
the public. Examples of SICs are Nanotechnology and Drug Development. SICs are reporting categories for
NCI research projects.

Keywords

The keywords box allows you to enter other words or phrases you'd like to search for, such as scientific
terms, names, or text from project abstracts. Separate each keyword with a space. To search for a specific
phrase, use quotation marks around the phrase. For example: "breast cancer"

You may also search using multiple words or phrases. To do this, combine words or phrases with "and"
or "or" and use parentheses for grouping. For example: (clinical and prostate) or
(clinical and "breast cancer")

Research Type (Common Scientific Outline [CSO])

The Research Type or Common Scientific Outline (CSO) is a coding system used by public and private
organizations in the US, UK, and Canada to describe research projects. The development of the CSO
provides a framework to improve coordination among research organizations, making it possible to compare
the research portfolios of public, non-profit, and governmental research agencies. The CSO is organized
around seven broad areas of scientific interest in cancer research, including:

Biology

Etiology

Prevention

Early detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

Treatment

Cancer Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes Research

Scientific Model Systems

Relevant Funding

The relevant funding is the portion of the funded amount relevant to a specific code
(a research topic or a cancer type). This number can be found by multiplying the funded
amount by the percent relevance for the code in question.

For example: For a project with a funded amount of $120,000 which has been coded with
50% relevance to the cancer type "esophagus," then this project has relevant funding of $60,000
(120000 x .50) for "esophagus."